Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Issued: 3 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is

19.4°C

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (09 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 7PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (09 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 9				Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 14	WNW 16	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	4005	3260	2348	2084	1730	1359	1217	1474	1585	1901	2053	2116	2148	1989	1211	1811	1643	1408	1365	1474	2309	4166	5036
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	W	W	ESE	ESE	SSW	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					11:34PM1.16m			9:49AM1.72m					00:26AM1.14m				10:20AM1.67m					1:20AM1.11m
Low Tide			4:42PM-0.14m			3:42AM0.89m					5:21PM-0.13m				4:13AM0.95m				6:01PM-0.10m				4:46AM1.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—
	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	18	18	18	17	21	23	20	19	20	19	19	17	21	21	18	19	20	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	18	20	17	15	15	14	17	20	18	19	19	16	16	14	19	19	17	17	18	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 14	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	4005	3260	2348	2084	1730	1359	1217	1474	1585	1901	2053	2116	2148	1989	1211	1811	1643	1408	1365	1474	2309	4166	5036
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	NW 13	NW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	NW 14	SW 14	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	119	116	340	111	107	106	104	104	82	53	80	100	50	75	621	46	97	126	81	79	79	79	115
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	S 19	NW 12	NW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	W 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 14	SSW 16	SSW 13	—	S 20	SW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19
kJ	119	115	112	109	7	52	37	31	31	31	30	9	52	26	48	50	17	—	8	15	37	36	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pleasure Point-First Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Marina CAL - Monterey	Pleasure Point-First Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	Garrapata CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Carmel Beach CAL - Monterey	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Del Monte Beach CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6
Distance (km)	45	30	0	0	0	20	20	20	45	42	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	15	0	0	7	7	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey		Fullers	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Fullers	Fullers	Fullers	Willow Creek	Fullers	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Willow Creek	Fullers	Ghost Tree	Ghost Tree	Moss Landing	Spanish Bay-Dunes	Ghost Tree
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Samoa Peninsula CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	8	9	8

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